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January 2021 Wine Club Selections
Venturing out in to the real world is quite a bother, unless I am planning on stopping by The Fine Wine Source either to pick up the monthly club selections or to pick up some other wines. There is just … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Corvina Veronese, F.LLI Allegrini, Italy, Kenwood Vineyards, La Grola, Mendocino County, Oseleta, Sonoma County, Veronese IGT
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Two from Marqués de Murrier
With all that is going on, and since so many places have been shut down, if I can I try to make it a point to stop at my local wine shop to help in my small way at The … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Castillo Ygay, Finca Yguay, Garnacha, Graciano, Gran Reserva Especial, La Plana, Marques de Murrieta, Mazuelo, Rioja, Rioja Reserva, Spain, Tempranillo
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Mad Dogs and Englishman Go Out in the Midday Sun
With apologies to Noel Coward “Mad Michiganders go out in the Midday Frost.” Yankee ingenuity and the need to keep a business afloat and to allow people to make a modicum of a living has created a unique situation in … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Greece, Greek Wine Cellars, Kouros White, Patra, Patras, Peloponennese Peninsula, Rhoditis, Roditis
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A Couple of Christmas Gifts
I some how have just given up, ever trying to keep the articles in a somewhat chronological manner, I am just not that organized. It is hardly because I am unappreciative, it is just keeping the articles rolling, is sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Boutinot Wines, France, Grenache Noir, Les Coteaux Schisteux, Seguret Cotes du Rhone Villages, Syrah
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Two Very Quiet Dinners
This past year as I presume most have notice has been a very strange one in the annals of mankind. The lockdowns have culminated into family holidays with no family. I think that is what the warden here was hoping … Continue reading
Winter Dining in Michigan
We recently went out to eat with friends at a restaurant, now before you say that one cannot eat in a restaurant in Michigan, our harridan has allowed outside dining, and the dining area can be enclosed, but it must … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Bronco Wine Company, California, Pinot Grigio, Salmon Creek
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El Ixsir Cuvée X’eme Anniversaire Red NV
It was Christmas Day 2020 and it was just like the rest of the year, following the longest “15 Day Lockdown” known to man. My Bride had lectored at her church as usual, at the 9:00 AM mass, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Batroun, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cuvee X'eme Anniversaire Red, EL Ixsir, Lebanon, Merlot, Syrah
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Christmas Eve Dinner
By the time that you read this, we will all be safely past the hectic moments of the Christmas and New Year’s. We will still have lots of other craziness, but that is life I guess, especially when government intrudes, … Continue reading
2021
We wish everyone a Happy New Year and a blessed 2021. I am not a gushing type of guy, and I am not really acerbic, maybe somewhere in the middle. I think of two pieces of art, one we tried … Continue reading
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